Disk-Based Backup: Mintz Levin Chooses ExaGrid Disk-Based Backup With Data De-Duplication To Cost-Effectively Reduce Backup Window
ExaGrid Systems, Inc., the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with data de-duplication, recently announced that international law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has selected the ExaGrid system to simplify its backup processes and reduce its backup window.
Based in Boston, Mintz Levin is a law firm of more than 450 attorneys representing diverse international clients in many industries. The firm chose ExaGrid to protect its critical systems and data, including its Microsoft Exchange Server, document management system and its litigation support software.
Prior to choosing ExaGrid, the firm was protecting its data by performing nightly incremental backups using tape in its Boston office. Full backups were run on the weekends using nearly 50 tapes, and due to data growth, the weekend backups were often extending into the week.
After installing ExaGrid, Mintz Levin's backup window has been greatly reduced. The firm's full backups had been running for three full days per week, and have been reduced to 12 – 15 hours. Nightly incremental backups have been reduced from six hours to less than one hour.
"Our restores are now extremely fast. Before we installed the ExaGrid system, we had to scour tapes to find the particular file we needed. Some of the restore jobs would drag on for hours, if not a whole day," said Paul Kohan, IS manager, systems group for Mintz Levin. "With ExaGrid, we're able to get restores done in minutes. It's a much better use of our staff resources. That's reassuring to the end users and reflects well on the IS department."
"The cost of the ExaGrid system met our budget requirements, and in fact, ExaGrid came in at a lower price point than many of the other solutions we considered," said Kohan. "Also, we didn't have to purchase any additional software because it worked with our existing copy of Symantec's Backup Exec."
"IT departments today are being squeezed by tight budgets and by backup windows that are out of control," said Bill Andrews, president and CEO of ExaGrid. "The ExaGrid system addresses both of these concerns by reducing backup windows with a disk-based system that is cost-effective thanks to our patented byte-level data de-duplication technology."
About ExaGrid Technology
The ExaGrid system is a turnkey, plug-and-play disk-based backup solution that sits behind existing backup applications and enables faster and more reliable backups and restores. Customers report that backup windows are reduced by 30 to 80 percent. ExaGrid's patented byte-level data de-duplication and last backup compression, coupled with high quality SATA storage, is on average about 25 to 30 percent the price of standard drives without data de-duplication. This unique approach reduces the amount of disk space needed by at least 20 to 1.
About ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
Located in Westborough, Massachusetts, ExaGrid is the leader in cost-effective disk-based backup solutions. A highly scalable system that works with existing backup applications, the ExaGrid system is ideal for mid-market and small enterprise companies looking to quickly eliminate the hassles of tape backup while reducing their existing backup windows. ExaGrid's innovative approach minimizes the amount of data to be stored by providing standard data compression for the most recent backups along with byte-level data de-duplication technology for all previous backups. Customers can deploy the ExaGrid system at a primary site and at a second site to supplement or eliminate offsite tapes with a live data repository or for disaster recovery.
SOURCE: ExaGrid Systems, Inc